Opportunities
There is more than one way forward.
Entrance exams, admission routes, scholarships, Olympiads and programmes open to students in Classes 6 to 12. Including the ones nobody mentions — the maritime entrance, the state polytechnic diploma, the lateral entry that starts a degree in its second year.
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We do not publish application dates yet. Nobody here has checked these entries against the official websites, so every one links you straight to the source — confirm dates and eligibility there before you rely on them.
- Entrance examAll-India
Common University Entrance Test (Undergraduate)
A single test used for undergraduate admission across central and many state and private universities, in arts, commerce, science and agriculture.
- Run by
- National Testing Agency
- Open to
- Class 12
- Entrance examAll-India
IISER Aptitude Test
Entrance to the BS-MS dual degree at the Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research.
- Run by
- Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research
- Open to
- Class 12
- OlympiadAll-India
Indian Mathematical Olympiad programme
The staged route from a qualifier through the regional and national olympiads to the Indian team for the International Mathematical Olympiad.
- Run by
- Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR
- Open to
- Class 8–12
- OlympiadAll-India
Indian National Science Olympiads
A staged programme in physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy and junior science, running from a school-level screening test up to the national camp and the Indian teams.
- Run by
- Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR
- Open to
- Class 8–12
- Entrance examAll-India
National Entrance Screening Test
Entrance to the five-year integrated MSc at NISER Bhubaneswar and UM-DAE CEBS Mumbai — a research career entered straight from school.
- Run by
- NISER Bhubaneswar and UM-DAE CEBS Mumbai
- Open to
- Class 12
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